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What is 5/6 as a whole number?

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Final answer:

5/6 is a fraction that represents a part of a whole and cannot be converted into a whole number without loss of precision. It can be approximated as 1 when rounded, but this is not exact.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asks about converting the fraction 5/6 to a whole number. It is important to understand that a fraction represents a part of a whole, and 5/6 means we have 5 parts out of 6, which does not make a whole number since a whole number is an integer without fractions or decimals. To express 5/6 as a whole number, we could say it is approximately equal to 1 when rounded, but that would not be entirely accurate as 5/6 is less than 1 and cannot be a whole number without losing some precision.

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